My wife and I have a vacant lot in Tallahassee and we're looking to use the current equity to exchange for a larger single family investment property.

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Hello BP family, my name is Devin, I am newly relocated to Tallahassee, Florida from Virginia.

Besides immediate friends and family who know me, how do I market or introduce myself as a new agent with no experience.  

I have also run the scenario of putting extra principle payments into the conventional mortgage, but we cannot put away as much, because we have to bank for large purchases down the road.This spreadsheet takes into account that my wife takes a drop in income in the next few years to care for babies (growing family), also factors in major expenses on the rental property, and assumes that we have 10% rate on the HELOC to be conservative. 

While I love upstate New York, I get the opinion that most people are here because of work or family and would rather live somewhere warmer.   

Some of you may have seen my first post already, but I thought I would officially introduce myself to the BP family.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Also, Pool amenites such as pool basketball, Four square, Giant Jenga etc. help guests imagine themselves having a Florida experience with their own pool on vacation.In short, in a saturated market find a way to make your home exceptional, and you can generate decent income while still enjoying the home with your family.

I've only really looked at multi-families in the area and am not as familiar with SFH.